A Continuity of Shari'a Political Authority and Homicide in the Nineteenth Century.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wright, Brian (Professor of Islamic Studies)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cairo : The American University in Cairo Press, 2023.
Temas:
Homicide (Islamic law) > Influence.
Murder (Islamic law)
Homicide > Law and legislation > Egypt.
Homicide > Law and legislation > Turkey.
Homicide > Law and legislation > India.
Homicide > Law and legislation.
Egypt.
India.
Turkey.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Note on Abbreviations, Cases, and Transliteration
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • The End of the Shariʻa
  • Homicide as a Point of Convergence
  • The Shared Fates of India, Egypt, and the Ottoman Empire
  • A Question of Terms: Shariʻa versus Law
  • Defining the Shariʻa
  • Approaching the Topic: Environment, Actors, and Content
  • 1. Establishing Justice through State Law
  • India: Following in Mughal Footsteps
  • The Law of Infidels and the Dar al-Harb Debate
  • The Ottoman Empire and Egypt: Corruption and the Perception of Crime
  • Expanding State Control through Siyasa
  • Conclusion
  • 2. New Elites Shaping the Law
  • Educating the New Elite
  • The Fate of Traditional Muslim Institutions
  • Muhammad Qadri Basha and the Egyptian Penal Code
  • Nazeer Ahmed and the Indian Penal Code
  • Conclusion
  • 3. The Classification of Homicide
  • Developing Hanafi Doctrine
  • Avoiding Punishment and the Doubt Canon
  • Muftis in India: Adapting to Accommodate Punishment
  • Categorization in the Indian Penal Code
  • The Ottoman and Egyptian Codes
  • French Influence through Maliki Rulings
  • From Personal to State Crime
  • Conclusion
  • 4. Establishing Criminal Intent
  • Deadly Weapons: The Hanafi Approach
  • Deadly Weapon versus Motive in British India
  • Weapons and Premeditation in the Ottoman and Egyptian Codes
  • Conclusion
  • 5. Criminal Responsibility
  • Juvenile Offenders
  • Insanity
  • Shared Criminal Responsibility
  • Conclusion
  • 6. Changing Tides and Islamism
  • A Uniquely "Islamic" Civilization
  • Redefining the Shariʻa as Fiqh
  • Egypt and the Fate of Article 32
  • India and the Call for Muslim Leadership
  • Conclusion and a Search for Continuity
  • Conclusion: A Bridge between Systems
  • Colonialism and Local Actors
  • Redefining the Shariʻa
  • Implications and Limitations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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